Business Unit Lead - Data & Analytics

📍 Location: Stockholm

💼 Type: Permanent

🗣️ Language: Swedish required

A Rare Opportunity to Lead a Strategic Data & AI Function

These roles don’t come up often - and when they do, they define careers.

We’re hiring a Business Unit Lead to head up the Data & Analytics division for a specialised BI client of ours in Sweden. This is a high-impact, senior leadership role with full visibility across the organisation and European operations. You’ll be the driving force behind the company’s data strategy, analytics innovation, and AI transformation.

🔧 What You’ll Do

As the Business Unit Lead, you’ll be responsible for shaping and executing a bold vision for data and analytics across the business. Your remit will span strategy, delivery, innovation, and leadership:

🧭 Data Strategy & Roadmap

• Develop and refine a comprehensive data and AI strategy aligned with business goals.
• Identify opportunities where analytics, machine learning, and generative AI can unlock competitive advantage, drive efficiency, and fuel growth.
• Champion data-driven decision-making across all levels of the organisation.

👥 Leadership & Team Management

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, engineers, BI analysts, and visualisation experts.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Set clear goals, inspire passion for data, and coach talent to reach their full potential.

🛠️ Analytics Solution Delivery

• Oversee the design and implementation of robust, scalable analytics solutions.
• Guide the architecture of data warehouses/lakes, ensure data quality and governance, and implement modern analytics platforms.
• Leverage experience with large-scale BI deployments to deliver high-impact solutions.

🤝 Business Integration

• Partner with business units (finance, operations, marketing, etc.) to embed analytics into decision-making.
• Translate complex data into compelling insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Use data storytelling and visualisation to communicate clearly and drive action.

🔬 Innovation & AI Oversight

• Stay ahead of emerging technologies in data science and AI.
• Evaluate and implement multi-vendor AI solutions tailored to business needs.
• Explore new frontiers like generative AI, balancing innovation with practicality.
• Make strategic decisions on build vs. buy for analytics tools and platforms.

🔐 Governance & Trust

• Establish strong data governance and ethical AI guidelines.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance across all analytics activities.
• Champion transparency in AI models to build trust in automated insights.

🔗 Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with IT, product development, and external partners to enhance data capabilities.
• Act as an internal evangelist for data culture, educating teams on how to leverage data effectively.
• Represent the business in industry forums and strategic partnerships.

📈 Performance Monitoring

• Define KPIs for data initiatives and regularly report on their impact.
• Use a results-oriented approach to measure how analytics improves business metrics.
• Continuously refine strategy based on performance outcomes.

🧠 What You’ll Bring

• Proven leadership experience in MS BI & Data environments
• Strong track record in selling and delivering data projects
• Deep understanding of data architecture, analytics platforms, and business intelligence tools
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Fluency in Swedish and a consultative, client-first mindset
• Experience with or ambition to take on P&L responsibility
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution

🌟 Why This Role?

• Strategic Visibility: Work directly with European leadership and shape one of the most important business units in Sweden.
• Growth Potential: This is a long-term leadership role with room to expand into broader responsibilities across the Nordics or Europe.
• Impact: Data & Analytics is the second largest team in Sweden - your leadership will directly influence its success and evolution.
• Culture: Join a company that values innovation, autonomy, and collaboration.

📩 If you’re a senior data leader ready to take the reins and lead from the front, this is your moment. Apply now or reach out for a confidential chat.